diff --git a/src/backend/tests/cache/cache.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/cache/cache.test.ts
index 795cf5e3..f694afbc 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/cache/cache.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/cache/cache.test.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ describe('#Caching', function () {
 
         it('Preserves scrobbles', async function () {
 
+           this.timeout(10000);
 
+           // why does this take so long?
            await withLocalTmpDir(async () => {
 
                 const root = getRoot();
@@ -172,11 +174,13 @@ describe('#Caching', function () {
                 const dirContents = await promises.readdir('.');
                 const hasCache = dirContents.some(x => x === 'ms-scrobble.cache');
                 expect(hasCache).is.true;
+                test.scheduler.stop();
 
                 const newTest = new TestScrobbler();
                 await newTest.initialize();
                 expect(newTest.queuedScrobbles.length).to.eq(plays.length);
                 expect(newTest.queuedScrobbles[0].play.data.track).to.eq(queued[0].data.track);
+                newTest.scheduler.stop();
 
             }, { unsafeCleanup: true });
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/scrobbler/TestScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/tests/scrobbler/TestScrobbler.ts
index f1bae249..19df2627 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/scrobbler/TestScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/scrobbler/TestScrobbler.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export class TestScrobbler extends AbstractScrobbleClient {
         const logger = loggerTest;
         const notifier = new Notifiers(new EventEmitter(), new EventEmitter(), new EventEmitter(), logger);
         super('test', 'Test', {name: 'test', ...config}, notifier, new EventEmitter(), logger);
+        this.supportsNowPlaying = false;
     }
 
     protected async getScrobblesForRefresh(limit: number): Promise<PlayObject[]> {